Democrats: L.B.J, All the Way

From the gavel's first thump to the last
hurrah, the convention was the production of Lyndon Baines Johnson.

He picked the stage settings, including two 40-ft.-high portraits of
himself. He selected his own words, "Let us continue . . ." as the
convention's motto. He chose Hello, Dolly! sung to the words "Hello,
Lyndon!" as the convention's theme song. He dictated the schedule and
rejiggered it whenever he felt like it. He directed all the performers,
worked to sustain suspense over his choice of a running mate, added
excitement with his own Atlantic...